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SubjectRe: [2.6 patch] ipv4/arp.c:arp_process(): remove bogus #ifdef mess
On Mon, Nov 26, 2007 at 11:19:26PM +0800, Herbert Xu wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 25, 2007 at 04:30:03PM +0000, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Please look at net/ipv4/arp.c:arp_process()
> > > >
> > > > Am I right that CONFIG_NET_ETHERNET=n and CONFIG_NETDEV_1000=y or
> > > > CONFIG_NETDEV_10000=y will not be handled correctly there?
> > > >
> > > > And the best solution is to nuke all #ifdef's in this function and make
> > > > the code unconditionally available?
> > >
> > > I think removing those specific ifdefs in arp_process()
> > > is the best option, yes.
> >
> > Patch below.
>
> Thanks Adrian. Patch applied to net-2.6.
>
> Do we need this for stable too?

Unless I'm misunderstanding the code we currently wrongly ignore
some ARP packages based on the setting of an unrelated option, so
it seems to be a -stable candidate when it's in Linus' tree.

> Chers,

cu
Adrian

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